Ky Dickens

I mean, you cannot touch. It's like a tenant of that. And when you sit in the room with a speller, it's really remarkable to watch, you know, because they're not being touched. They're spelling. It's clear. They're pointing directly to where they want to go. It's not like a struggle. The parent is certainly not going like this. You know, often it's completely like rooted.

I mean, you cannot touch. It's like a tenant of that. And when you sit in the room with a speller, it's really remarkable to watch, you know, because they're not being touched. They're spelling. It's clear. They're pointing directly to where they want to go. It's not like a struggle. The parent is certainly not going like this. You know, often it's completely like rooted.

So it's really difficult that that stigma exists because these individuals are having to prove constantly. I'm in here. My words are mine. I authored them. And that's really hard. But I will say that this is not a new thing. Sign language took over 100 years to become accepted, even in the 60s, 70s.

So it's really difficult that that stigma exists because these individuals are having to prove constantly. I'm in here. My words are mine. I authored them. And that's really hard. But I will say that this is not a new thing. Sign language took over 100 years to become accepted, even in the 60s, 70s.

I mean, I think people were saying it wasn't a real language. There's no grammatical structure. The rallying cry was that anyone who is deaf should learn to read lips and try to speak. Basically fit into our world. We are not going to allow this language to take place. Same thing happened with Braille.

I mean, I think people were saying it wasn't a real language. There's no grammatical structure. The rallying cry was that anyone who is deaf should learn to read lips and try to speak. Basically fit into our world. We are not going to allow this language to take place. Same thing happened with Braille.

Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille, kind of modified this language where you could use dots to communicate. And it was considered, it was outlawed. They weren't allowed to use it in school where he was going to school.

Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille, kind of modified this language where you could use dots to communicate. And it was considered, it was outlawed. They weren't allowed to use it in school where he was going to school.

When they finally did a big test to prove that one person who was blind was going to spell something and another person was going to read it because the kids were using it like quietly, even though it was like outlawed in the school. And when they did that big test with viewers and people to watch, the first big claim was they're cheating.

When they finally did a big test to prove that one person who was blind was going to spell something and another person was going to read it because the kids were using it like quietly, even though it was like outlawed in the school. And when they did that big test with viewers and people to watch, the first big claim was they're cheating.

They practiced in advance to pretend what they were going to write. It seemed outlandish that you could read dots with your finger and spell by poking holes into something. And so Braille went through the same dilemma. And so I think this control of how we use language, who's allowed to use it, and if it's valid is not new. But it's really unfortunate because...

They practiced in advance to pretend what they were going to write. It seemed outlandish that you could read dots with your finger and spell by poking holes into something. And so Braille went through the same dilemma. And so I think this control of how we use language, who's allowed to use it, and if it's valid is not new. But it's really unfortunate because...

that is a human right to communicate to say what you want for dinner i mean the most basic things and if anyone out there is critiquing this without seeing a speller in action i just think it's like a crime because you are trying to steal a voice from another living human being it's really mean yeah i mean what do the skeptics think is going on in those homes

that is a human right to communicate to say what you want for dinner i mean the most basic things and if anyone out there is critiquing this without seeing a speller in action i just think it's like a crime because you are trying to steal a voice from another living human being it's really mean yeah i mean what do the skeptics think is going on in those homes

There's a lot around the tests around spelling, right? To prove it's like efficacy have really changed throughout the years. So at first it's like, okay, no touch. Okay, there's no touch. Now sit further apart. Okay, sit further apart. That's working. Then it's like the parent shouldn't look at the board. Okay, well, we won't look at the board. Then it's like, then can the parent leave the room?

There's a lot around the tests around spelling, right? To prove it's like efficacy have really changed throughout the years. So at first it's like, okay, no touch. Okay, there's no touch. Now sit further apart. Okay, sit further apart. That's working. Then it's like the parent shouldn't look at the board. Okay, well, we won't look at the board. Then it's like, then can the parent leave the room?

Well, there's something fascinating, which is why I think it's really important that this whole telepathy bit is getting out there. Because I think a lot of people who work... with spellers. And there are some spellers who are absolutely independent, like they're rocking and rolling, they're off to the races. And it's a journey. And it's a love evolution.

Well, there's something fascinating, which is why I think it's really important that this whole telepathy bit is getting out there. Because I think a lot of people who work... with spellers. And there are some spellers who are absolutely independent, like they're rocking and rolling, they're off to the races. And it's a journey. And it's a love evolution.

But there's certainly many spellers I've talked to who say like, I need a person nearby, a trusted communication partner. And I don't know if it's the physiology is grounding them. I don't know if it is that they're help, it's helpful to use their eyes, I have no idea what it is.

But there's certainly many spellers I've talked to who say like, I need a person nearby, a trusted communication partner. And I don't know if it's the physiology is grounding them. I don't know if it is that they're help, it's helpful to use their eyes, I have no idea what it is.